Plastic

Recycling scheme expanding to more households
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Somerset
Posted
23 October
10 years of the plastic bag charge in Scotland
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Scotland Politics
Posted
20 October
Mega-mileage campervan fails to meet his maker
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Cornwall
Posted
18 October
‘Use pumpkins not plastic at Halloween' says farmer
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Kent
Posted
10 October
Pupils win award for reducing single-use plastics
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Somerset
Posted
8 October
Pumpkin farmer carves out plan for Halloween waste
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Sussex
Posted
5 October
Party over for Tupperware as it files for bankruptcy
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Business
Posted
18 September
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New £1m machine will help sort town's rubbish
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Wiltshire
Posted
12 September
How to solve the plastic problem. Video, 00:05:19
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BBC
Posted
29 August
Wet wipe factory closure sees 200 jobs lost
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Wales
Posted
23 August
Bristol parents invited to join nappy recycling trial
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Bristol
Posted
5 August
Reopened community coffee and refill shop thriving
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Gloucestershire
Posted
23 July
Consumers urged to take up plastic-free challenge
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Surrey
Posted
13 July
Business Daily. Seaweed: the super weed? Audio, 18 minutes
Could a new material made from the algae mean the end of single use plastics?
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Hundreds of jobs at risk at wet wipe factory
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Wales
Posted
26 June
Sculptor makes tree using years worth of plastic
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Dorset
Posted
9 June
1990: Popcorn vs plastic packaging. Video, 00:00:43
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BBC
Posted
5 June
1968: Tomorrow's World - Plastic Grass. Video, 00:03:00
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BBC
Posted
30 May
China hits back at US and EU as trade rows deepen
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Business
Posted
20 May
What has 25 years of devolution given us? Video, 00:01:18
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Wales
Posted
7 May
Ken doll, false teeth and cutlery found in sewers
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Gloucestershire
Posted
3 May
Plastic-eating bacteria can help waste self-destruct
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Science & Environment
Posted
30 April
World leaders urged to prioritise 'reuse' by experts
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
23 April
More households to recycle soft plastics from home
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Bristol
Posted
12 April